Romania : the authorities struggle to reduce the importance of the underground economy

ing. The latest measure adopted to curb the phenomenon is to double the amount of the fines for the company directors who hire employees without contract. (Ref. 091099)

More than 1 million employees without contract. The doubling of the fines administered by the labour inspectors aims at discouraging the Romanian employers to hire undeclared employees. The law 331, which has just come into force, modifies the article 276 of the labour laws and provides that the employers who have not concluded a